St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-03-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

Guiding delivery. is g. 80 per thousand.
The fastest time ever made between
New York and San Francisco was 50
hours and "a minutes. The distance is
1913 miles and the average rate Of
speed was 40. 10 miles an hOur.-Aib0ny
Journal.
"A bit Of soft paper is recommended
by an English doctor for dropping med
icines into the eye. as being equally
effective as brushes, glass troopers,
ETC.. and far less likely to introduce for
eign substances.
The most prominently picturesque
old building in Albany. N. T.. is to
succumb to the march of modern inn
provements. The Stats House, SOUTH
east corner Of State and Pearl. with its
date. 1851" is to give way to fine
banking-house.-Aibany Express.
"A lawyer in New London County.
Conn.,, while eloquently arguing case
of great interest, is said to have used
the following beautiful phraseology:
when this Islander. gentlemen Of the
jury. reaches the ear of the strong arm
of the law. it will kick away every OBJ
stacle and with its lips declare. No, sir;
no Stree, sir. "-Hartford Post.
"A man in Cumberland County.
Tenn, found crock containing 1.50O
pieces Of old money resembling so
gold pieces. and thought he was sud-
denly enriched to the amount of $50, 900.
But an application Of acid showed the
metal to be mainly copper, and sud-
denly his feelings fell to zero.
AT Rye Neck, N. Y. the other day
Robert Anibal, colorcd lad, was clean
ing chimney on George Clark's house
aud leaned up against it. when the
bricks broke up and tumbled into the
street. Anibal rolled down the roof,
caught the gutter and stopped for a
moment. and then dropped to an extern
sion below. He was about to roll to
the ground, with no gutter to catch this
time, when friendly nail caught him
by the trousers leg and held him until
help arrived.-N. Y. Sam.
Eugene Fasquelle, . staff corrc-
spondent Of the Paris Gil Bias. has ar
rived in America for visit. He finds
many things which seem humorous to
Frcnchman. but he is especially amused
with the eating customs of Americans.
They eat all the time. Frenchmen take
two mcals-one at two and the other ut
seSen-but here people take breakfast.
lunch, tea, dinner and perhaps lunch
again. '.and they don't seem particularly
fat"
Two years ago Miss Amy Malloy.
Of Pelham, N. Y, fell into an unguarlc'l
and rs n result lost one IF
her eyes. She sued the town and got .
verdict of $4,000 damages. The case
was appealed by the town. but on a
second trial the damages were increased
to $12. 900. This was also appealed. but
recently the Supreme Court at Brooklyn
sustained the verdict and added $500 for
Miss Malloy's counsel. 1t is unlikely
that any more appeals will be TAKEN
Buffalo Courier.
Says the Wood River (Ncv.) Ne,cs:
Mining is fascinating. Most men have
the common trait of thinking their trade
or profession the most onerOus Of all
occupations. But who ever saw a miner
who did not consider his business the
most alluring way of earning winter
grub-stake? One honest miner who had
struck it rich enough to buy into
mercantile house said that ten hOnrs
were never 50 short as when delving in
the rocky tunnels, expecting each stroke
to reveal the shining metal.
Near Shady Grove, La, James
Pierce observed bear tracks in swamp,
and organized hunting party. While
the men and dogs were in the swamp
Mr.. Pierce walked through the fields
adjacent unarmed. Suddenly big
bear came tearing out of the swamp.
Pierce knew it would get away If not
turned back. SO he seized club and
chased bruin back and forth through
the fields. whacking him well mean
while, until the animal at length turned
to the swamp again. where it was shot
and killed.
Speaking Of tho characterization
the London Lancet says:
1.-THE day of reckoning has yet to come.
and unless there be an amendme mt,
which we can hardly hope for until the
lesson has been learned by a bitter cx-
perience. the populations Of the unpro-
tected unions will some day have cause
to envy those communities which, in
this matter, have not blindly followed
the guidance of fanatics, who. by the
way, are almost invariably themselves
On q ranch near Murray, Tex, is a
we'll that has attracted considerable at
lention lately, 1t was bored some time
ago to the depth of $50 feet, when the
water became 50 imprcgnated with
coal oil that it was abandoned. There
is, perhaps, 100 feet of water or oil in
the well. and a match lighted within .
radius of five feet will ignite the e.
Gaping gas which produces an instanta-
ncous fame. The water is 50 oily that
It can not be used for domestic pur-
poses, and during the drought last sum-
mer, when water was SO scarce. but
few cattle would drink it.
"A novel mode of extingiishing fire
was practiced At recent fire in Balti-
more, Md. When the firemen arrived
one Of the members borrowed pistol.
and, standing below. fired five shots up
the chimney. Instantly the SCOT and
lire dropped down and the fire was ex-